Glider pilot in fatal crash
A man has died after suffering serious injuries when the glider he was in crashed on Shropshire's Long Mynd.
A man has died after suffering serious injuries when the glider he was in crashed on Shropshire's Long Mynd.
The incident happened at 3.30pm yesterday.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the Midland Gliding Club in Long Mynd, Church Stretton.
Jon Hall, chairman of the Midland Gliding Club, said he could not comment on anything until a full report had been carried out by the Accident Investigation Board.
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A glider pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed on a south Shropshire hillside.
The incident happened at about 3.15pm yesterday at the Midland Gliding Club in Long Mynd, Church Stretton.
Paramedics from the West Midlands Ambulance Service attended but the man, who was in his 40s and from Worcestershire, was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor. No-one else was hurt.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman Claire Thomas said: "Crews arrived to find a glider which had crashed to the ground.
"Unfortunately despite the best efforts of staff at the gliding club, the man's relatives and ambulance crews, nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene."
The Civil Aviation Authority and the south Shropshire coroner have been informed of the incident.
Inspector Amrik Klair, of Shrewsbury police, added: "We understand there were quite a few people in the area at the time and we would very much like to hear from anyone who may have taken any video footage or photographs of the incident or seen what happened."